“Be suspicious: If you are asked for money via email or phone. Do not share your bank account or credit card details. We’ll never ask you to make payments to personal accounts,” he said in another tweet.
— Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India
The British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, recently warned about the visa scams doing the rounds on the internet. These scammers are are using his name to cheat Indian nationals seeking UK visas. Ellis has asked Indians to be vigilant and has advised visa seekers not to share their account or credit card details with the scammers, reported ANI.
“I am seeing an increase in visa scams, using my name. Be suspicious: If it sounds too good to be true — such as an easy job in the UK, or a way to get a UK visa quickly and easily. If you are guaranteed a visa to the UK using documents the scammer provides,” Ellis said in a tweet. “Be suspicious: If you are asked for money via email or phone. Do not share your bank account or credit card details. We’ll never ask you to make payments to personal accounts,” he said in another tweet.
It may be pointed out that the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami recently announced that India was all set to resume the e-Visa facility for British citizens travelling to India. The facility was being resumed for the first time since the Covid pandemic in March 2020. Doraiswami said that the service will be made available to the citizens forthwith and the dates would be announced shortly. He further added that the resumption of the facility will enable friends from the UK to travel far more easily to India.
“Team HCI in London is delighted to confirm that the e-Visa facility will again be available for UK nationals traveling to India. System upgrade is underway and the visa website will soon be ready to receive applications from friends in the UK,” the Indian mission in the UK tweeted.
“We are rolling out e-visas once again and this service will be made available to you forthwith. That should enable friends from the UK far more easily to India. So welcome back, e-visas are up ahead and all of our other services including visas at your doorstep remain available to you. We look forward to a good winter season in which everyone gets to celebrate their festivals in India which is the land of festivals,” the High Commissioner said. Separately, the Indian mission in the UK, in a Twitter post, said the e-Visa facility would again be available for UK nationals travelling to India.
“Team HCI in London is delighted to confirm that the e-Visa facility will again be available for UK nationals traveling to India. System upgrade is underway and the visa website will soon be ready to receive applications from friends in the UK,” the Indian mission in the UK tweeted.
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